The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-21
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gard TO a liata IS - forage crop, OF rs
method ot cultivation. value, &c, and
we makea g-nersl rel y TO Al CORES
poudcuis in The following summary +
the priucipi facts rclttive to The
plai t.
Allalfs, the Spanish name for Luce
rne, il the Medicsgo saliva Of the
Btt4iists. 1t IL extensively grown in
Europe, particularly III France and
Germany, where il IL considered
vnluab crop for ro' Atlon, and Il
Chased by the French as one Of the
PLATES sm, Ito raj te-. for III southern
France wheat has been successfully
raised alter six or seven years of Al
H. lfa on gre und which formerly had
failed to give good crops of wheat.
Although Alfalfa may be grown IN
cold lal tudcs ~ well as IN warm yet
ITS V, ur il not 80 marked in Ct ld lati-
tude-, here 1t finds ccInpeti'ion in
red cioy ard lhe grAsrcs; but III
light soils, ANY whore, it, deep re Oting
properties Innk Ike il comparatively il
dcpendei If moisturc; hence it il The
liant par cXcr licnce OF the Southern
80 ties.
The So best suited for it, grow th
IL TIA which is deep ~ d sandy. 1t
make, .up root with few latcrala, the
roots often rct ching dop h of six tp
eigl feet, has drawing food from
DEF t,- cuucly beyond the reach Of
drouth or heat. " her grown on u
large scale, the ground chosen shcu'd
b, high and level, or else be well
drained, either naturally GRAFT iiclally,
for it must be free FROM III der
water.
Deep blowing, thorough narrowing
and lcyciing with The smot thing h4t-
row, are essential to tho best success.
This, in southern States should be
done in the autumn, ut such II season
a. will insure u growth OF four or five
inches before growth stops, 1t tor
horse culture, draw the lines on the
proposed land twenty inches apnrt, ii
tor hand culture, fourteen inches
The seed can be sown by hand or by
see d drill, 1T the rate of eight or
twelve pounds per acre, and the soil
hrmed over the seed either by tread
ing the rows or rolling. AS soon rs
he rows begin to show, the ground
should be hocd between the dri IL,
which il best done ~ II light wheel
hoe. The labor for this method of
s. VII . II greater than when sown
brondc ast, but there IL no question
that it Is by Tar the best and most
profitable plan as the plant ia IA hardy
pcrGnhi ! and good for crop for
eight or ten years Ia the Northern
States IT IL most generally sown IN
Apr or ,afly in May, md Il crop cut
i'll September.
II can be utilized either for soiliug
or tor hay, aud the methods OF cuj-
ting and curing do not differ material
ly rom other miAr forage crous
Six heavy green crops can be cut az
nna y 1T ne SCI nth, after the plant il
well established, if moderately feItil-
ized, SAY 800 pounds Of super-phot-
pilates or bonc-du,t per acre, and ut
the North ii has averaged eighteen
tons green to the acre, and SIX tons
when dried AS hay.
1t Is considered a valuable food for
IN lch cows, in any form, and expert
meLt, in Florida have demons trated
that one acre W Il supply food for
eight cows during the entire season.
Mr. William CrOzier, CT South
port, Long l'laud. one OF
The best known farmers
and stock breeders III the vicinity OF
New urk, says that he has long con
sidered Alfalfa as ono Of the best for
age crops lie uses it always t. iced
his mlch cows and breeding ewes,
part culArly in preparing them for cX-
hibition ut fsir-. where he is known
TO be most successful conn, tltor
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